Easter Crafts and Treats

Happy Easter! I decided to compile a post of some of my favortie Easter

 things. The first is this Shredded Wheat Bird's Nest with Cadbury Mini Eggs

Toilet Paper Roll Bunnies for a last-minute easy decoration

Mini Egg Scones for when you need a pick-me-up at breakfast

My little bunny mascot

A bunch of boxes I made to fill with goodies/candies for Easter

You can find the template here to make them

A little Easter love between Bunny and Lamb

Hope everyone has a great Easter.
 And I hope the Easter bunny came to you!

Easter Bunny Craft

Toilet Paper Roll Easter Bunnies

This is such an easy craft to make and takes no time at all. They make great

 decorations around the house and can be stuffed with candies and chocolate too!

I simply used an old toilet paper roll and covered it in pink craft

 paper. I used 2 large googly eyes and a jeweled button nose. The 

whiskers were made out of ribbon and the feet out of cotton balls. 

The ears were also craft paper with inner ears cut from a paper doily

How cute is this little bunny rabbit!?!

Bunny Love

It's obviously not Easter, so why is Mr. Bunny the main feature of today's post?

Remember when I told you here that I've been getting over a bad cold/flu recently?

Well my incredibly sweet and thoughtful boyfriend came home from 

work the other evening with a special furry little friend to cheer me up :)

Little did he know that my childhood stuffed animal back

 home on the island looks eerily similar to this plush rabbit

"I am Bashful Bunny. Please look after me."

Even Camille fell in love with our new guest,

 gingerly sniffing, kissing, and checking him out

By Jellycat London

And if that wasn't generous enough, Reece went out and picked a few wild

 flowers which he stole from someone's garden to cheer me up even more

Gorgeous pink, red and peach-coloured flowers

Needless to say his plan worked; I spent 

the rest of the day smiling from ear to ear :)

Cadbury Mini Egg Scones

Although the Easter Celebrations are winding down, I 

was in the mood for some Easter Baking this afternoon

Cadbury Mini Egg Scones

adapted from We Are Not Martha

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup Cadbury Mini Eggs

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1/2 cup soy milk

1/3 cup brown sugar 

1 whole egg (beaten)

2 Tbsp vanilla extract

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp sea salt

Directions: 

A. preheat oven to 375 Fahrenheit 

B. mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl

C. mix beaten egg, milk, yogurt, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl

D. lightly crush Cadbury Mini Eggs in a bowl, to desired size of pieces 

E. mix wet and dry ingredients together, then fold in the Chocolate Mini Eggs

F. lightly grease or spray baking sheet with oil

G. individually scoop mixture into mounds to make 12 scones

H. reduce heat to 350 Fahrenheit and bake for approximately 20 minutes 

Step B (above)

Step C (above and below)

Step D (below)

Step E (below)

Steps F+G  (below)

Scones are typically triangular shaped, but in British Columbia, and 

many parts of Canada, our scones are circular (a.k.a. "The Lazy Scone")

Feel free to adjust the ingredients to suit specific dietary needs and allergies

makes 12 scones

...or 11 if you are  impatiently hungry